Roots for Disease
carcin/o
cancer, carcinoma
mal-
bad, poor
-itis
inflammation
Measurements that reflect basic functions necessary to maintain life
Vital signs
Sudden, severe; having a short course
Acute
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
brady-
slow
-pathy
any disease of
Removal of a small amount of tissue for microscopic examination
Biopsy
A spreading inflammation of tissue
Cellulitis
cyst/o
fluid filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder
tachy-
rapid, fast
-megaly
enlargement
Removal by cutting
Excision
Death of tissue
Necrosis
lith
calculus, stone
dys-
abnormal, painful, difficult
-cele
hernia, localized dilation
A cut, as for surgery; also the act of cutting
Incision
Not recurrent or malignant, favorable for recovery, describing a tumor that does not spread
Benign
scler/o
hard
xero-
dry
-algia, -algesia
pain
An instrument for examining the inside of an organ or cavity through a body opening or small incision
Endoscope
Proturusion of an organ through an abnormal opening
Hernia